“This update makes TweetDeck easier to use with design enhancements, personalization options and the addition of several frequently-requested features.”

According to a Los Angeles Times article, this is “TweetDeck’s first major aesthetic change since being acquired by Twitter early last year.”

So what about these new features?

The new TweetDeck updates include the option to switch between a dark background and a lighter background as well as the ability to change the size of the Tweet font.

In its blog post, TweetDeck also mentions updates it’s made since launching a new version last December “built on a framework that helps [TweetDeck] develop new features and integrate … feedback.” I won’t list all the highlights here, but feel free to check out the post.

What I am most concerned about is how these updates have improved the experience for journalists. Since this “new look” was created to improve the user experience, I wanted to see what TweetDeck/Twitter power users, AKA journalists, thought about the new updates. Scanning Twitter, here are some of the responses I saw to the updates.